Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.5.13
Mukti· LiberationFaithful Hearing Brings Remembrance and Bliss
“For one who is anxious to engage constantly in hearing such topics, kṛṣṇa-kathā gradually increases his indifference towards all other things. Such constant remembrance of the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa by the devotee who has achieved transcendental bliss vanquishes all his miseries without delay.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa and kṛṣṇa-kathā are nondifferent on the absolute plane. His name, form and qualities are nondifferent from Him.
- For a sincere devotee, reading Bhagavad-gītā is as good as seeing the Lord face to face. Its spiritual benefit comes through faithful hearing, not through invented interpretations serving an ulterior motive.
- Eager hearing gradually reduces attachment to other things and nourishes remembrance of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet. The faithful devotee experiences transcendental bliss that vanquishes material miseries.
Try this today
Read a short passage from Bhagavad-gītā today, then pause to remember Kṛṣṇa without imposing your own interpretation.
Ask yourself
Do I approach Kṛṣṇa’s words to receive His teaching, or to support my own preferences?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.